Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

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World Cup: Napoli concerned after injury to Kim Min-Jae

The 26-year-old defender was brought in for around €18m in the summer to be the long-term replacement for Kalidou Koulibaly and he immediately hit the ground running in the Campania capital, proving his incredible defensive capabilities from the outset.

Kim is one of Luciano Spalletti’s key players and he’ll play a leading role in Napoli’s Scudetto charge in the second half of the season.

Source: https://football-italia.net/world-cup-napoli-concerned-after-injury-to-kim-min-jae/

This is what I'm worried about, so many players are injured in the first match of the world cup, even though this is only an event every 4 years, I'm really worried that there will be more injuries because all players want to play in totality for their country. Kim Min Jae is a figure of South Korea's stronghold in the world cup this time, his role is so important for Napoli, especially since he plays in one of Europe's popular leagues, of course he has observed many great players who have taken part before. The next game against Portugal is quite difficult, even though Portugal is certain to qualify with a win or loss, but Korea will still play fully even though there will be no Kim Min Jae in the defense sector. Correct me if I'm wrong, the possibility of South Korea qualifying is still there if they can beat Portugal with a score of more than 2 and if Ghana loses against Uruguay with a score of 0-1.

Back to Serie A. Napoli have not been beaten so far, with Kim Min Jae injured it will certainly be difficult to withstand the onslaught of attacks from the next opponent and this record could have foundered, hoping that Spalletti will have new player options in the transfer market next season to fill Kim's place for the meantime.

[masulum]

I haven't heard of Ac milan being interested in him, or maybe you are just giving your own suggestions on suitable places for him, which is fine, Ac milan won't be a bad option, they won their league last season, and this season they are in the round of 16 of the champions league, the team is doing good, they are bringing back the old years, they can't fully bring it back, but they can try. Ziyech is a good player, but i don't even think Ac milan would be interested in him, they have good attackers already, and Ziyech has not really show his quality at club level for months now. If Ziyech wants to get playing time, he should move to a small club for now and try to perform well and make himself attractive again to the big teams. If he moves to a big club right now he would not still get time to play frequently.

At the start of the season, AC Milan announced their interest in Ziyech. Even though it failed at that time, news of AC Milan's interest in Ziyech become trending at the moment. This proves there is still a chance for AC Milan to bring in this player. However,I agree with your opinion, the main issue is whether the playing opportunity that Milan will give Ziyech will be good or not. Milan very often buying players in a hurry, in the end the new player is never used.

[Jatiluhung]

However, there is still an opportunity for Napoli's competitors to catch up on the number of points, although in terms of accuracy Napoli are still quite superior to the number of points they currently have, no one even dares to guarantee that Napoli will not lose, in the second half of the follow-up round. The difference of eight points only requires three defeats or several draws for Napoli, so that the opportunities for Juventus and other closest competitors will be quite open to catch up.

It's not impossible to lose three times and draw several times for Napoli, but I just think that losing that much to Napoli, who this season looks very on fire in winning games, seems like it will be a little difficult to happen. Because Napoli itself will definitely try to defend better under any conditions and will continue to try to get even more wins in the second half of the season.

I even see that Napoli will play better when the second half of this season starts. because Napoli itself did not contribute much to its players playing in the world cup. so there is no reason for the Napoli players to experience a decrease in performance. only 5 players that Napoli donated to play in the world cup. namely Kim Min Jae (South Korea, Mathias Oliviera (Uruguay), Piotr Zielinski (Poland), Frank Anguissa (Cameroon) and Hirving Lozano (Mexico). Meanwhile, Napoli's key superior players did not participate in the World Cup. Like Osimhen who did not participate in the cup world because Nigeria didn't qualify for the World Cup. but when the player transfer season starts then I think that's when Napoli will be affected. because As we know a lot of teams are after Osimhen. and if Napoli lose Osimhen then I think Napoli will decline.

[alpamar99]

I even see that Napoli will play better when the second half of this season starts. because Napoli itself did not contribute much to its players playing in the world cup. so there is no reason for the Napoli players to experience a decrease in performance. only 5 players that Napoli donated to play in the world cup. namely Kim Min Jae (South Korea, Mathias Oliviera (Uruguay), Piotr Zielinski (Poland), Frank Anguissa (Cameroon) and Hirving Lozano (Mexico). Meanwhile, Napoli's key superior players did not participate in the World Cup. Like Osimhen who did not participate in the cup world because Nigeria didn't qualify for the World Cup. but when the player transfer season starts then I think that's when Napoli will be affected. because As we know a lot of teams are after Osimhen. and if Napoli lose Osimhen then I think Napoli will decline.

It depends on how they make their players survive in the next half of the season because indeed their current squad is very strong but if even one axis of their core players leaves then I think this will have quite a big impact on performance later.
At the moment there have been some attractive offers for Napoli in terms of players and of course this could affect performance if one especially for players in attack and midfield they leave.

[Jatiluhung]

I even see that Napoli will play better when the second half of this season starts. because Napoli itself did not contribute much to its players playing in the world cup. so there is no reason for the Napoli players to experience a decrease in performance. only 5 players that Napoli donated to play in the world cup. namely Kim Min Jae (South Korea, Mathias Oliviera (Uruguay), Piotr Zielinski (Poland), Frank Anguissa (Cameroon) and Hirving Lozano (Mexico). Meanwhile, Napoli's key superior players did not participate in the World Cup. Like Osimhen who did not participate in the cup world because Nigeria didn't qualify for the World Cup. but when the player transfer season starts then I think that's when Napoli will be affected. because As we know a lot of teams are after Osimhen. and if Napoli lose Osimhen then I think Napoli will decline.

It depends on how they make their players survive in the next half of the season because indeed their current squad is very strong but if even one axis of their core players leaves then I think this will have quite a big impact on performance later.
At the moment there have been some attractive offers for Napoli in terms of players and of course this could affect performance if one especially for players in attack and midfield they leave.

well, that's what will happen if Napoli loses one of its leading players, who has been the key to victory so far. in fact all the Napoli players have played well this season. But still, if one of the players leaves, the balance in the well-designed line-up will suffer. I even read the news some time ago that Napoli could give up Osimhen if an offer at a high price came. and now it is reported that the teams from the Premier League who are interested in Osimhen are MU and Chelsea. and as we know MU and Chelsea in terms of finance no doubt, they are rich clubs. As an Italian league fan I hope that I can continue to see Osimhen in the Italian league (Serie A).

[emrecemsan]

I don't think that Napoli are this much great thanks to Osimhen only. His departure would surely affect the team in a negative way. But I don't think that it would cause Napoli to just collapse suddenly. They can still find a new striker to fill his place. They would already make a lot of money from Osimhen's probable transfer. His current market value is already 70 million euros. I guess that Napoli would demand 100+ million euros for his transfer fee. To tell the truth, I believe he is worth that much considering how much money big teams are spending on players nowadays.

As long as Napoli fill his place with another talented striker I think they would move on as usual. Because they already have a strong system now thanks to Spalletti. They have a solid team performance which prevents them from being dependent on only one player. For example Napoli have 37 goals in the league but only 9 of them belong to Osimhen.

[Marvell1]

AC. Milan can be a very good place for him. This club is always at the top of competitive football. So, he will be able to get exposure at the top level. But he should only go if he is going to get a good amount of blood time in Milan.

I haven't heard of Ac milan being interested in him, or maybe you are just giving your own suggestions on suitable places for him, which is fine, Ac milan won't be a bad option, they won their league last season, and this season they are in the round of 16 of the champions league, the team is doing good, they are bringing back the old years, they can't fully bring it back, but they can try. Ziyech is a good player, but i don't even think Ac milan would be interested in him, they have good attackers already, and Ziyech has not really show his quality at club level for months now. If Ziyech wants to get playing time, he should move to a small club for now and try to perform well and make himself attractive again to the big teams. If he moves to a big club right now he would not still get time to play frequently.

I am hearing that Tottenham is interested in Hakim Ziyech right now. I don’t know if that is going to happen. Tottenham is not going to be a better option as well. Personally, I do not think that Hakim Ziyech is going to be interested in going to AC Milan. Especially if he is Shown even a little bit of interest by Tottenham. It is better for a player like him to play in the Champions League instead of playing in the Italian league. At least that’s what I think is going to happen. But if he does go to a top team like Tottenham in the English Premier League, he might not get the starting role in every match that he is after right now.

[TopT3ns]

well, that's what will happen if Napoli loses one of its leading players, who has been the key to victory so far. in fact all the Napoli players have played well this season. But still, if one of the players leaves, the balance in the well-designed line-up will suffer. I even read the news some time ago that Napoli could give up Osimhen if an offer at a high price came. and now it is reported that the teams from the Premier League who are interested in Osimhen are MU and Chelsea. and as we know MU and Chelsea in terms of finance no doubt, they are rich clubs. As an Italian league fan I hope that I can continue to see Osimhen in the Italian league (Serie A).

Osimhen has a very good playing character and so far has proven to often bring wins for Napoli and of course the price they have to pay is very expensive, if Manchester United manages to get Osimhen as a new player then this is an opportunity that will bring about a revival for Manchester United from adversity. Napoli must rearrange the strategy they use according to the existing team to always get a win in every match to come.

[Velvet78]

Osimhen is drawing the attention of other teams by a consistent performance this season for sure. He scored 9 goals in 11 games he played in the league already. As far as I know he doesn't have any release clause now which is good for Napoli. Because if he had that the amount would have been quite low compared to his value right now most probably. It would have been similar to Dortmund's losing Haaland to Manchester City for only 60 million euros.

Napoli would like to extend with him to fend off the interest in him. They might like to add a release clause worth no less than 100 million euros as well. But I have big doubts about Osimhen to accept this. He might be willing to sign for a bigger team in the future.

[izsara]

well, that's what will happen if Napoli loses one of its leading players, who has been the key to victory so far. in fact all the Napoli players have played well this season. But still, if one of the players leaves, the balance in the well-designed line-up will suffer. I even read the news some time ago that Napoli could give up Osimhen if an offer at a high price came. and now it is reported that the teams from the Premier League who are interested in Osimhen are MU and Chelsea. and as we know MU and Chelsea in terms of finance no doubt, they are rich clubs. As an Italian league fan I hope that I can continue to see Osimhen in the Italian league (Serie A).

Osimhen has a very good playing character and so far has proven to often bring wins for Napoli and of course the price they have to pay is very expensive, if Manchester United manages to get Osimhen as a new player then this is an opportunity that will bring about a revival for Manchester United from adversity. Napoli must rearrange the strategy they use according to the existing team to always get a win in every match to come.

Not only Manchester United are hunting for this player but also Real Madrid is on the other side although indeed I hope something good for Napoli with the same player as now especially Osimhen's absence if he moves will obviously have a big impact on the club's performance especially in their attack line .
Napoli must try to keep this player but if it can't then indeed a high price is another solution in the hope that one of the players will have the same prospects later.

[AndySt]

Not only Manchester United are hunting for this player but also Real Madrid is on the other side although indeed I hope something good for Napoli with the same player as now especially Osimhen's absence if he moves will obviously have a big impact on the club's performance especially in their attack line. Napoli must try to keep this player but if it can't then indeed a high price is another solution in the hope that one of the players will have the same prospects later.

Oh yes, Osimhen has a very big influence on Napoli's game and its results this season and the loss of such a player can have a fatal impact on Napoli's chances in the fight for the Scudetto. It is clear that Napoli is unlikely to be able to compete with other rich grand clubs for a football player, but you can still try to keep the player at the club at least until the end of this season. And the figure of the club itself, which claims to be the football player himself, can also be important in the desire to keep the football player at home. So, I'm not quite sure that Osimhen himself will be very eager to move to a conditional Manchester United, which itself has vague prospects about participating in the Champions League for next season, although of course a lot depends on how much money will be offered to Napoli for a football player, and to the player himself under an individual contract.

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Osimhen is drawing the attention of other teams by a consistent performance this season for sure. He scored 9 goals in 11 games he played in the league already. As far as I know he doesn't have any release clause now which is good for Napoli. Because if he had that the amount would have been quite low compared to his value right now most probably. It would have been similar to Dortmund's losing Haaland to Manchester City for only 60 million euros.

Napoli has offered him 100 millions for MU but MU has rejected it caused by MU didn't have lots of money to buy the new players. it seems like that real madrid will become the potential team to buy him. As far as i know that if ancellotti wants to sign him and leao from ac milan. Both will have a very big price.

Napoli would like to extend with him to fend off the interest in him. They might like to add a release clause worth no less than 100 million euros as well. But I have big doubts about Osimhen to accept this. He might be willing to sign for a bigger team in the future.

I don't think so. As long as there would be a club wanna pay him like 100 millions and napoli will let him to leave from the club. Osimhen already offered by napoli to the some big clubs that can pay napoli lots of money.

[Fara Chan]

It's not impossible to lose three times and draw several times for Napoli, but I just think that losing that much to Napoli, who this season looks very on fire in winning games, seems like it will be a little difficult to happen. Because Napoli itself will definitely try to defend better under any conditions and will continue to try to get even more wins in the second half of the season.

We'll see the second half of this season progresses, but it seems difficult to maintain victory in a full season without defeat, even though in the first half of this season Napoli have been playing quite consistently, Napoli's replacement squad is still very questionable, it's different if they have substitute players who have the same quality as the starting line-up, anything can still happen in the second half of the season I think.

I do agree that staying fit shouldn't be really a problem for players just because they were part of world cup. First of all, any team that goes as far as finals plays about 7 games if I am not wrong, 3 games in the group, another at 16, another quarter finals, then semi, then finals, that's 7 games, so even though they might be tired, the max they would play is 7 games, most won't play even that much, how much tired could you be when you play just that many games?

Not a lot, and Italy not being in the world cup is also another reason why many players won't be tired at all, because Italian players are the most common one (obviously) in Italy.

The players who play in Serie A don't all come from Italy, they are divided from various other countries that are currently strengthening their country at the World Cup, only five players have played at the World Cup for the Napoli squad.
There are still many matches left, both in Serie A and the Champions League. It will affect their squad when one of their players is injured, so it is worrying if that happens to Napoli in maintaining a positive trend in the league, even though Napoli are ahead in points currently over their challengers.

[fuguebtc]

After the World Cup all the teams will return to competition. Some teams are likely to be impacted due to the lengthy break in competition and it is possible that some players who played in the World Cup will be tired when they return to the club. In essence, the player's fitness factor is the most important thing that must always be considered by the coach.
Napoli certainly benefited greatly from this situation, because three of its rival teams, AC Milan, Juventus and Inter Milan sent quite a number of players to Qatar. Thus, I am quite sure that Napoli will be very difficult to catch due to the fact that their players are fitter, even though there is a possibility that they will slip, they already have a wide enough gap in points from their competitors.

Footballers have their own way of staying fit, even though the fatigue of playing in the World Cup will affect them a little. While Ac Milan, Juventus and Inter Milan have had more player representation at the World Cup, it is still quite difficult to make a prediction about the future of Serie A, as there is still plenty of room for unexpected things to happen, even though Napoli are eight points clear of their closest rivals at the moment.

I do agree that staying fit shouldn't be really a problem for players just because they were part of world cup. First of all, any team that goes as far as finals plays about 7 games if I am not wrong, 3 games in the group, another at 16, another quarter finals, then semi, then finals, that's 7 games, so even though they might be tired, the max they would play is 7 games, most won't play even that much, how much tired could you be when you play just that many games?
Not a lot, and Italy not being in the world cup is also another reason why many players won't be tired at all, because Italian players are the most common one (obviously) in Italy.

I have a feeling the players will be able to stay fit if they just do not let themselves get tired. I think if they attend the gym regularly and do their training regularly, they will be able to stay in shape. But I think for every player, especially professional players, having playtime is imperative. The players are going to suffer psychologically if they don't get enough playtime.

And I also agree that they are not going to play too many matches in the World Cup. At least most teams are unable to do so. And the fact that Italy is also not playing in the World Cup is going to be very beneficial for the players.

[zuzie]

well, that's what will happen if Napoli loses one of its leading players, who has been the key to victory so far. in fact all the Napoli players have played well this season. But still, if one of the players leaves, the balance in the well-designed line-up will suffer. I even read the news some time ago that Napoli could give up Osimhen if an offer at a high price came. and now it is reported that the teams from the Premier League who are interested in Osimhen are MU and Chelsea. and as we know MU and Chelsea in terms of finance no doubt, they are rich clubs. As an Italian league fan I hope that I can continue to see Osimhen in the Italian league (Serie A).

Osimhen has a very good playing character and so far has proven to often bring wins for Napoli and of course the price they have to pay is very expensive, if Manchester United manages to get Osimhen as a new player then this is an opportunity that will bring about a revival for Manchester United from adversity. Napoli must rearrange the strategy they use according to the existing team to always get a win in every match to come.

I think Luciano Spalletti will retain Victor Osimhen to ensure Napoli's target of winning Serie A this season because currently Osimhen has an important role in the main squad. I didn't expect to see Victor Osimhen leave Napoli when the team was at its best, losing Osimhen could disrupt Napoli's consistency this season.
Manchester United still has many striker options to bring in apart from Victor Osimhen

[Sebas.tian]

Osimhen is drawing the attention of other teams by a consistent performance this season for sure. He scored 9 goals in 11 games he played in the league already. As far as I know he doesn't have any release clause now which is good for Napoli. Because if he had that the amount would have been quite low compared to his value right now most probably. It would have been similar to Dortmund's losing Haaland to Manchester City for only 60 million euros.

Napoli would like to extend with him to fend off the interest in him. They might like to add a release clause worth no less than 100 million euros as well. But I have big doubts about Osimhen to accept this. He might be willing to sign for a bigger team in the future.

I don't think, Napoli manager will release Osimhen now, because they have seen what happened to Dortmund and Liverpool that sold their potential strikers with a huge amount of money that is causing the team to experience poor performance in this season. Osimhen has showcased some skills that is making other teams to use any amount of money to sign him into their team, because he is a young talented striker that has more strength to play very well. I think, Manchester united will like to have striker like Osimhen to replace cristiano Ronaldo so that their performance will remain stable after the FIFA world cup.

[doomloop]

Osimhen is drawing the attention of other teams by a consistent performance this season for sure. He scored 9 goals in 11 games he played in the league already. As far as I know he doesn't have any release clause now which is good for Napoli. Because if he had that the amount would have been quite low compared to his value right now most probably. It would have been similar to Dortmund's losing Haaland to Manchester City for only 60 million euros.

Napoli would like to extend with him to fend off the interest in him. They might like to add a release clause worth no less than 100 million euros as well. But I have big doubts about Osimhen to accept this. He might be willing to sign for a bigger team in the future.

After amazing start of this season for Napoli now Osimhen is surely one of the most talked player in soccer community with most chances he will be attracted by few big clubs in coming transfer window but most chances Napoli will not allow him very quickly because now they are also in solid position, and they have good chance for the double in this season with their quality and performance few clubs already giving indicators for links but most chances things could be no easy for them in near future.

There is no doubt he is key man for Napoli, and they will not allow him easily but if they have any offer near their requirement then surely they will not stop this but this all will be happened after end of this season because right now thinking about any transfer or related thing is out of the question for them.

[poldanmig]

Osimhen is drawing the attention of other teams by a consistent performance this season for sure. He scored 9 goals in 11 games he played in the league already. As far as I know he doesn't have any release clause now which is good for Napoli. Because if he had that the amount would have been quite low compared to his value right now most probably. It would have been similar to Dortmund's losing Haaland to Manchester City for only 60 million euros.

Napoli would like to extend with him to fend off the interest in him. They might like to add a release clause worth no less than 100 million euros as well. But I have big doubts about Osimhen to accept this. He might be willing to sign for a bigger team in the future.

I don't think, Napoli manager will release Osimhen now, because they have seen what happened to Dortmund and Liverpool that sold their potential strikers with a huge amount of money that is causing the team to experience poor performance in this season. Osimhen has showcased some skills that is making other teams to use any amount of money to sign him into their team, because he is a young talented striker that has more strength to play very well. I think, Manchester united will like to have striker like Osimhen to replace cristiano Ronaldo so that their performance will remain stable after the FIFA world cup.

Osimhen impressive performances with Napoli have clearly attracted the interest of many clubs to sign him, but as you said of course Napoli will be reluctant to let him go this season, Napoli dependence on Osimhen so far is very reasonable because this season Osimhen has become of the player who has contributed quite a bit to performance Napoli in the league and champions league this season, maybe Napoli will continue to defend Osimhen in various ways including offering Osimhen a high salary and also fencing him at a high price but the problem now is whether Osimhen will want to stay at Napoli or maybe he might be interested. moving to another team later in January, let's see what happens in January.

[hahay]

well, that's what will happen if Napoli loses one of its leading players, who has been the key to victory so far. in fact all the Napoli players have played well this season. But still, if one of the players leaves, the balance in the well-designed line-up will suffer. I even read the news some time ago that Napoli could give up Osimhen if an offer at a high price came. and now it is reported that the teams from the Premier League who are interested in Osimhen are MU and Chelsea. and as we know MU and Chelsea in terms of finance no doubt, they are rich clubs. As an Italian league fan I hope that I can continue to see Osimhen in the Italian league (Serie A).

Osimhen has a very good playing character and so far has proven to often bring wins for Napoli and of course the price they have to pay is very expensive, if Manchester United manages to get Osimhen as a new player then this is an opportunity that will bring about a revival for Manchester United from adversity. Napoli must rearrange the strategy they use according to the existing team to always get a win in every match to come.

I think Luciano Spalletti will retain Victor Osimhen to ensure Napoli's target of winning Serie A this season because currently Osimhen has an important role in the main squad. I didn't expect to see Victor Osimhen leave Napoli when the team was at its best, losing Osimhen could disrupt Napoli's consistency this season.
Manchester United still has many striker options to bring in apart from Victor Osimhen

it would be very worrying if Osimhen would really leave Napoli but I think, if Osimhen leaves then surely Napoli will recruit other talented players. So even if Osimhen leaves, at least Napoli still has other player options but for some reason, I personally don't believe Osimhen will accept the offers in the transfer window later.
Because after all, after all this season is a good season for Osimhen to finish the season in Serie A, because Osimhen is also very likely to get the award as top scorer this season in Serie A.

Also, at the age of 23, at least it wouldn't hurt for Osimhen to stay at Napoli for at least one more season. Because as a player who has a big contribution to the team and will probably give the Serie A title this season, Osimhen has the right to get a better place in this Napoli team and of course with a salary increase.
But if Napoli can't comply with his demands then yes, it would be better for Osimhen to leave. But to play in a new team at least Osimhen has to work even harder, because adapting to a new team is not as easy as one might imagine and does not guarantee to get the same performance.